A machinegun (an automatic) expels multiple rounds with a single function of a trigger.

In a Forced Reset Trigger (FRT), the bolt forces the trigger to reset, allowing the shooter to take quicker follow-up shots.  An FRT only fires a single round with each function of the trigger.

Earlier this year, Ammoland reported that the ATF and DOJ entered into an agreement in National Association for Gun Rights v. Garland with the government admitting that FRTs are not machine guns (automatics).  The government then decided to drop all other lawsuits across the country.

The federal government is dropping its FRT cases.  End of story.  Right?

Not in deep Democrat areas like Washington D.C.

Someone made an anonymous tip to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) reporting that a D.C. resident had an FRT.

An MPD Investigator applied for and received a search warrant from a D.C. Superior Court Judge by stating that an FRT can convert a semi-automatic firearm to a fully automatic firearm.  On October 8, the MPD conducted a raid on the DC resident’s apartment where they found several FRTs.  After obtaining an additional search warrant, MPD recovered multiple firearms, a 3D printer, filament, five SD cards, four USB drives, two laptops, three electronic storage banks, and one cell phone.

An MPD Investigator and ATF Special Agent responded to the scene and interviewed the DC resident. According to the police report, the man admitted to knowing “what FRTs are and how they are capable of turning a semi-automatic firearm into a fully automatic firearm.”

MPD arrested the D.C. resident for Possession of a Machine Gun (and Pistol License Violation) even though the DOJ and the ATF have previously agreed that an FRT is not a machine gun, making them legal under federal gun laws.  Possessing an automatic manufactured after 1986 is a crime.  All FRT’s were made after 1986 but an FRT does not make a semi-automatic into a machine gun.

Deep blue / far left areas are so caught up in their determination to do away with all civilian gun ownership that they ignore the federal government (DOJ and ATF).  We have here a confrontation between the feds, (which say FRT’s are not automatics) and D.C, (which says FRT’s are automatics.)  D.C. may have the lead in this case but deep blue states like California and New York will not be far behind.